A Fool for a Fool explained

Cover:Ike-and-tina-turner-a-fool-for-a-fool-1964.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Ike & Tina Turner
B-Side:No Tears To Cry
Released:April 1964
Length:2:34
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Producer:Buck Ram
Prev Title:You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:It's All Over
Next Year:1964

"A Fool For A Fool" is a song written by Ike Turner, and released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1964.

Release

"A Fool For A Fool" was written by Ike Turner produced by Buck Ram. Ram wrote and produced the B-side "No Tears To Cry." Released as a non-album track in April 1964, the single reached No. 47 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[1] At the time of the release, Billboard magazine had discontinued their R&B singles chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965. Billboard therefore uses Cash Box magazine's stat in their place.[2]

"A Fool For A Fool" was reissued on the compilation album in 2007.

Critical reception

Cash Box (May 2, 1964): "Chances are Ike & Tina Turner will get back on the big hit track with this Warner Bros. bow. Side to watch is 'A Fool For A Fool,' an infectious rock-a-rhythmic cha cha weeper that has Ike's instrumentalists tastefully backing up Tina's winning (partly) multi-tracked vocal. Backing's a heartfelt beat-balled opus that also rates attention."[3]

Chart performance

!Chart (1964)!Peak
position
US Billboard R&B Singles47
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B<ref>June 6, 1964. Top 50 In R&B Locations. Cash Box. 28. 47

References

  1. Web site: A Fool for a Fool (song by Ike & Tina Turner) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel.. Joel Whitburn presents top R & B/hip-hop singles, 1942-2004. 2004. Record Research Inc. Whitburn, Joel.. 0-89820-160-8. Menomonee Falls, Wis.. 13. 56929854.
  3. May 2, 1964. Records Review: Pick of the Week. Cash Box. 18.